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🎓 Top Research Universities in Slovakia

Universities and colleges in Slovakia ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations40 entries🇸🇰 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Comenius University Bratislava46,168 papers
2,730,945
2
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava29,611 papers
862,859
3
University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik16,113 papers
655,555
4
Technical University of Košice20,190 papers
442,399
5
University of Žilina16,151 papers
280,473
6
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra8,295 papers
258,152
7
Slovak Medical University3,140 papers
136,512
8
Technická univerzita vo Zvolene4,186 papers
135,846
9
University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice3,574 papers
119,317
10
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra5,454 papers
118,957
11
University of Trnava3,250 papers
109,743
12
University of Prešov4,934 papers
65,047
13
Matej Bel University5,044 papers
51,119
14
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava3,207 papers
49,538
15
Trencianska Univerzita Alexandra Dubceka V Trencine2,285 papers
46,326
16
Bratislava University of Economics and Business3,721 papers
36,977
17
J. Selye University1,423 papers
21,748
18
Catholic University in Ruzomberok1,895 papers
15,825
19
Pan-European University1,193 papers
11,838
20
Slovak Organization for Space Activities21 papers
9,409
21
Bratislava University of Economics and Management399 papers
5,853
22
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce sv. Alžbety675 papers
4,354
23
Armed Forces Academy507 papers
2,673
24
DTI University404 papers
1,999
25
Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava297 papers
1,183
26
International School of Management Slovakia149 papers
931
27
University of Security Management in Košice181 papers
906
28
Welding Research Institute - Industrial Institute SR134 papers
851
29
Danubius University233 papers
666
30
University of Central Europe in Skalica36 papers
590
31
Vysoká škola manažmentu, City University of Seattle47 papers
466
32
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava88 papers
264
33
Grammar School51 papers
256
34
Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences203 papers
195
35
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava62 papers
76
36
Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts26 papers
47
37
Stredná Odborná Skola Lesnícka Tvrdošín3 papers
4
38
Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici14 papers
3
39
Jan Albrecht Music and Art Academy1 papers
1
40
Štátny Inštitút Odborného Vzdelávania1 papers
1

Highlights

Within Slovakia, Comenius University Bratislava ranks first in 2026 with 2,730,945, followed by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (862,859) and University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (655,555).

Comenius University Bratislava is 3.2 times higher than Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, the runner-up.

Across 40 entries, values run from 2,730,945 (Comenius University Bratislava) to 1 (Štátny Inštitút Odborného Vzdelávania), with a median of 7,631.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.